Carnegie Mellon University will establish new research center focusing on ethics of artificial intelligence

Briefing

Carnegie Mellon University will establish new research center focusing on ethics of artificial intelligence

November 14, 2016

Briefing

  • Research center for AI ethics – Will put up research center, to be called K&L Gates Endowment of Ethics and Computational Technologies, focused on AI ethics integrating different academic disciplines and holding biennial conferences to address various ethical issues brought about by continuous developments in AI field
  • $10 million funding – Received $10 million endowment from K&L Gates, an international law firm in Pittsburgh
  • Growing controversial issues – International concern brewing over impact of AI technologies, with Obama administration releasing report on possible consequences of AI and U.S. military considering autonomous weapons
  • Rapid advancements in AI technologies – Key drivers include more powerful processors, cheaper sensors and vast collection of available data

Accelerator

Sector

Information Technology

Organization

Carnegie Mellon University

Source

Original Publication Date

November 1, 2016

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